polished frame

[redhotzx9]

i am new to waxing, buffing,etc and am very excited about learning about these procedures and i recently purchased a bike with a polished frame. There are some water spots and minor surface scratches on the polished frame and was wondering the best way to remove them. and protecting with a sealant or something to maintain it also what products will be best. any input would be great. anything i learn i will share with everyone else thanks again.

[tubafeak]

Since there's not a lot of room on the frame of a bike I would suggest using scratchX by hand on the scratches to get them out. Follow with Poorboy's Pro Polish (or a similar chemical polish, AIO for instance) by hand to get out the water spots and prep the surface for an LSP or sealant. Then you apply your protective coating, remove it, and do regular upkeep.

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[3Dog]

My frame....AIO, SGx2

[redhotzx9]

thanx for the input guys i will post how it turns out

[joe.p]

ive heard some of the guys talk about using a very fine steel wool. can this be used on the glass pack that covers the exhaust on redhotzx9 bike and then buff to a shine. tons of very light swirls and not much of a shine.

[3Dog]

Are you talking about the "black chrome" that is used on mufflers?

[joe.p]

i'm not sure of the terminology. but yes it's a chrome muffler.

[3Dog]

I use a 3 in mini buffer with blue-b-gone and hit the hard to reach areas with Never-Dull

[joe.p]

3dog,

before doing the prep work would you use a degreaser first and then hit it with a hose.

[3Dog]

Originally Posted by joe.p

3dog,

before doing the prep work would you use a degreaser first and then hit it with a hose.

Pardon??? what are you talking about? We are past that stage and on to polishing//////Should I have also stated, let the exhaust cool off.
That being said....We do bikes on a daily basis. We dont find many exhaust that need to be degreased. Some road grim on the bottom, maybe. Polishing soap is how we get chrome ready to "buff out".

[joe.p]

sorry gonna follow the advice on the exhaust. i was talking about washing the bike down next, there's so many small areas to get into i was wondering if i should use an apc to spray the entire frame, but looking at the bike today it's a clean bike. i just want to be thourough and get into the small crevices to clean em and do a good job.

p.s. i wont start to clean up until this weekend. i was asking before hand so i'm prepared. i'm jumping around a bit a lot going at home and detailing helps me keep busy.

[3Dog]

I also misread your statement.......sorry....
If you are going to be detailing..mainly, washing your bike the best you can. You need to buy you a couple of bike brushes.... www.bikebrush.com ....
They are scratch free and will get into almost every crack and crevice.
We use two because one would me for more dirty work and kept away from paint. As far as presoaking hard to reach areas try Scrubbing Bubbles..helps to loosen up dirt and grime and will not harm chrome. If you want to go one step further, invest in a set of pimp Stixxx. www.pimpstixxx.com

[redhotzx9]

alright i tried the scratchX on my frame and it really didnt do anything so i tried a metal polish called blue magic, it worked great, i am surprised it worked so well. Anyways is there anything i can do to protect it from forming water spots again, and just wipe it down to clean it?